I had for a while. Not that bad though.
Then I started cooking for myself.
Anyone?
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ulterno@programming.dev 10 months ago
phoenixz@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
Aahhh, plucking my fingers. It’s so ingrained in my head that there is some special separate process (that I don’t control) in my brain taking care of this.
My wife will slap my hands when I do it because I asked her to help me stop it but even when in my head I’m like “stop. It. Now.” then one hand just moves to the other and starts plucking and I’m like “wtf, I said stop!”
The one thing that I’ve noticed that helps is prayer beads. I’m atheist, but they work wonders to occupy that little process in my head, I redirect all it’s attention to those beads and so with one hand I’m moving the beads one click forward every half second or so all day long. That works!
Pacattack57@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Cover each of the tips of your fingers with a bandaid. It will stop you from biting them. Replace as needed. If you remove the bandaid so you can bite them, you have a psychological issue you need to address, usually stress related.
Jankatarch@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Ooh I know a fun fact about this one.
In Turkey carrying prayer beads in public means you are part of a gang. Similar to certain tattooos and hats in other countries.
Arkhive@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 months ago
Yeah. I rock climb as my job basically, and I finger health is in the bin most of the time…
M137@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Not since I was in my early 20s, and it seems like it’s more common with young people.
ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Young skin,
dry and thinyabai@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Kids these days with their thin skin… Smh
rachiedoubt@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Lol yeah. I stopped biting my nails and cuticles when Covid started, but now i just pick the shit out of my cuticles
DimFisher@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I used to chew the skin from my finger nails a lot as a kid, not much nowdays, but still do sometimes, I doesn’t happen on its own
altphoto@lemmy.today 10 months ago
I can’t believe nobody has suggested vitamin D deficiency. One person suggested vitamin deficiency and sure it may be more than just vitamin D, but vitamin D deficiency can make your skin dry. Specially the genitalia areas. Also you might have issues sleeping, bone density, teeth decay, ridges on your nails etc.
slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 10 months ago
Isn’t that just people biting their fingers?
slingstone@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Am I not the only one? Most people I’ve heard of eat their nails. I’m the only one I’ve ever known who chews on his cuticles.
Korrok@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 months ago
Since I can remember. Why does this happen?
Zetta@mander.xyz 10 months ago
Something is wrong
Korrok@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 months ago
oh woah
h3mlocke@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Very wrong.
leonjhm7788@lemmy.eco.br 10 months ago
Interesting how much people don’t understand. So for u normies, non autistic people here: NO , the skin doesn’t get like that by its own, it’s not moisture, cream or anything, it’s just we can’t stop messing with our thingers and constantly damage the border of nails like that.
Zetta@mander.xyz 10 months ago
Cringe
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 10 months ago
just to be clear: not all autistic people do this
BoxOfFeet@lemmy.world 10 months ago
No! Never! What the hell causes that? Is it a dry skin thing? Looks painful and disturbing.
Lazylazycat@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Compulsive skin picking. I wish I could stop, but I can’t.
nekbardrun@lemmy.world 10 months ago
For me it is biting and chewing the skin around.
When it bleeds I also drink the blood.
Yes, I’m a vampiric who selfcanibalizes myself.
One day I will evolve to Ouroboros
crawlspace@lemm.ee 10 months ago
How did you get that photo of my hand?
Yukily@jlai.lu 10 months ago
The story of my life…
dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 10 months ago
I did until like a week ago.
I’d had enough as they hurt and wasn’t getting better, I do a lot of rock climbing so the chalk makes the issue worse, plus I have not been doing great mentally so diet and hydration was awful.
What I did:
- Bought some Nails Inc Cuticle Oil (I am male, but it works). You just add a bit and rub it in. I now use this most days and definitely after climbing.
- I know that with a poor diet I am likely missing vitamins as some of my nails had lines down them. I take a cheap multi vitamin everyday.
- I am conscious to drink more water, although I already drink 2-3liter a day.
- I am making plans to improve my eating habits as I get decision fatigue and really just don’t eat enough. Think I’ve been alive too long that food is just meh at this point. But I went climbing yesterday on hardly anything and felt incredibly sick.
My nails are better now. My mental health not so much but one step at a time.
camelbeard@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Comment to find this back later! I’m over 40 and just accepted my hands being fucked up as part of life.
dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 10 months ago
aubertlone@lemmy.world 10 months ago
You gave me fairly panic with that nail lines constant and I just had to go look it up.
No, nails having lines going down them is not necessarily a sign of vitamin deficiency. Turns out that the majority of the time it’s completely harmless and a sign of aging. Both index fingers and my right middle finger have a very faint dark line going from cuticle tip.
Your mileage may vary, IDK about your personal diet etc. just wanted to chime in about the nails thing
s23b@programming.dev 10 months ago
Dark lines going down on nails could also be a sign of subungual melanoma, so you might want to check for that.
dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 10 months ago
Interesting. Thanks and sorry for scaring you.
I would note that mine are on a single nail and less lines and more defined ridges where you can run another nail over and feel it bumping across.
tomenzgg@midwest.social 10 months ago
Yeah; when those lines are horizontal – though –, you may want to worry. But vertically, usually not.
FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I didn’t know about the nail ridges-vitamin deficiency thing until my lady told me recently, makes sense. She got me a case of the ensure plus for extra calories to supplement through the day and it does help. Eat some veggies, get some sunlight, maybe go to a shelter and walk some dogs. Hopefully the physical elevates the mental, I’m in a similar spot and hope you get feeling better internet stranger 👍
dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 10 months ago
Thank you for this.
I already do plenty of walking as if I didn’t I don’t think I’d be here honestly. I might look into ensure as I’ve had them from the doctor when my diet has been poor in the past.
Don’t know if you’re the same but life’s like a rollercoaster man. One minute I’m doing good and mentally happy the next I can’t get out of bed and off YouTube.
It’s like I’m just passing as much time as possible with no end goal in mind. Just death at the end.
Sorry for being dark.
LeroyJenkins@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I’m positive 95% of your results came just from drinking more water. when your hands look like the picture, it’s almost definitely because you’re chronically dehydrated.
FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I think the vitamin deficiency is more likely, I have similar issues. Lived in Phoenix for years and had a water bottle on hand all the time, it’s a part of the bigger picture but not the main driver I’d surmise.
dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 10 months ago
I am not so sure. As I said in the post I drink a lot of water.
So I wake up and have a cup of tea and for evening meal I have a can of Pepsi. Everything else in the day is just water and never less than 1.5 litres.
For me at least I think it was the climbing chalk and poor eating habits so lacking vitamins. I guess I’ll never truly know and it’s good advice to be hydrated.
PurpleGameBoy@lemmy.zip 10 months ago
This is very relatable. Can I ask you about your age? I’m 35 and struggling with eating enough my whole life.
dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 10 months ago
I’m early 40’s. Never really had a big appetite and just saw food as a means to not die, but things are untenable right now.
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 10 months ago
I used to get this all the time. Now, if I get a hangnail, I liberally drench my hands in lotion, and put on nitrile gloves for an hour or so to force it to soak in.
A family friend gets me Gojo Hand Medic, which my fragile masculinity appreciates.
I also found it works well for breaking in leather work gloves.
random_character_a@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I did, till I started using soaps without SLS compounds.
fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 10 months ago
It’s a shame that every sink in every public toilets, workplace toilets or other people’s house still has soap with Sodium Laureth Sulphate in. Even the products that say “gentle on skin” tend to be full of the stuff.
I tried various moisturisers for years with not a lot of effect. Swapping my soap, shower gel and shampoo for ones without SLS in them really made such a difference, and so quickly.
WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 10 months ago
Such is the nature of my work. Is that what caused this?
TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
no?? you just have massive bloody spots where skin is missing and didn’t have a problem with it?
Flying_Dutch_Rudder@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Hand lotion and learn how to give yourself a manicure. 5 minutes a week and your hands will thank you.
dan69@lemmy.world 10 months ago
The clean hands club!!
Tracaine@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Yes but I have acral deciduous skin syndrome.
DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
Fuck you.
Just fuck you and quick attacking me
Agent641@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Go rinse them fingertips in vinegar.
Kolanaki@pawb.social 10 months ago
My fingernails and cuticles are hella fucked up. 😩
Honytawk@feddit.nl 10 months ago
That’s … normal
gruvn@lemm.ee 10 months ago
I don’t know - those fingernails and cuticles look way better than mine!
digger@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
I’m not going to tell you how long I looked at this, expecting to find loss or Saddam Hussein.
residentmarchant@lemmy.world 10 months ago
My first thought was “holding a dick” then I went to these memes
funkajunk@lemm.ee 10 months ago
That’s a girthy dick
El_guapazo@lemmy.world 10 months ago
You need something with hydrocortisone to soothe. Not just a lotion
rbos@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
I find just snipping off the skin tags with clippers keeps it from going too far.
Syltti@lemmy.world 10 months ago
This is precisely what I do. Every few days or so.
Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
That’s like wiping your nose until it’s a bloody stump. Your hands are falling apart because they’re dry. Moisturize!
rbos@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
Sure. That works preventatively. Once you have the peeling, best to clip and sanitize.
philophilsaurus@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
The problem is they’re never around when I need them 🙃
rbos@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
Yeah, no kidding. I bought several so they’re usually nearby. If I chew on them, it’s game over, angry red swelling for a few days. I can usually hold off pong enough to get to the clippers. Usually.
Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
If having lotion in your hands makes you uncomfortable, try just dabbing a tiny bit on the the backs of your fingernails and rubbing them against each other to spread it only on your cuticles. No slimy fingerpads or palms, and it really helps.
Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
If having lotion in your hands makes you uncomfortable, try just putting a
LanguageIsCool@lemmy.world 10 months ago
[deleted]Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Augh, I’m okay but so embarrassed!
Just gonna add, you can use a stick of lip balm on cuticles!
jpablo68@infosec.pub 10 months ago
Mine. I can’t stop…